IMTS Insider

The IMTS Insider is your one-stop destination for updates about the show, as well as information on business solutions, manufacturing technology advances, marketing & sales tips, professional development, and industry events. Check your inbox each month for the latest edition! New to IMTS?

Educational opportunities abound beyond the show floor! The IMTS Conference enables you to take advantage of the unique gathering of industry experts. From technical deep dives to high-level macro-trends, conference sessions appeal to engineers, operations managers and CEOs.

Cardinal Manufacturing (Strum, Wis.) provides a unique opportunity to encourage, mentor, and employ students interested in manufacturing. See how these high school student machinists, welders, office and production managers, engineers and marketers run and operate a real business as part of their high school education.

To relax at the end of an IMTS-filled day, spend an evening at one of Chicago’s oldest and largest public spaces, the Navy Pier offering plenty of fresh air, restaurants, bars, live entertainment, amusement rides and more.

Making Chips, a podcast for the "metalworking nation," is featuring IMTS 2018 highlights throughout the year. Get the scoop on IMTS attractions, strategies to visit, great places to eat and drink, and the schedules of Chicago's pro sports teams during IMTS 2018.

Look for the IMTS 2018 balloon, an icon for the strength of American advanced manufacturing, and read about the IMTS balloon winning the 2018 Great Balloon Charity Race.

Avoid steep prices and last-minute travel hassles! Get a head start on planning your visit to Chicago by booking a hotel within the IMTS 2018 room block and learn about your transportation options in the Windy City.